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Argentina: Alberto Fernández granted more than 21,500 national hectares to Mapuche in Mendoza
Through a resolution of the National Institute of Indigenous Affairs (INAI), the Argentine national government granted the possession of 21,500 hectares to two Mapuche...
El Salvador: Bukele inaugurates the largest prison in the Americas
The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, inaugurated on Tuesday a new prison with a capacity for up to 40,000 inmates, all in the...
Brazil: criteria for gender transition are flawed, says gynecologist
The University of São Paulo (USP) Hospital das Clínicas has 280 minors in the process of gender transition.
Of this total, one hundred are children...
Brazil: in 4 years, Bolsonaro’s government created 4 million jobs
Over the four years of President Jair Bolsonaro's mandate, a little more than 4 million formal job openings were created in Brazil.
The data appears...
Jeep owner to create technology for ethanol hybrid electric car in Brazil
Stellantis, the owner of brands such as Fiat, Jeep, and Citroën, hopes to develop in Brazil the first technologies necessary for producing ethanol hybrid...
São Paulo’s Governor sanctions law that allows distribution of medical cannabis by the SUS
The governor of São Paulo, Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicans), sanctioned on Tuesday, 31, alaw that allows the distribution of medical cannabis through the Single...
After Germany’s donation, Brazil’s Federal Government wants to expand the green economy in the Amazon
With an eye on the resumption of donations to the Amazon Fund and the discussion of carbon credits, the Federal Government of Brazil believes...
Under Lula’s attack, Brazil’s Central Bank sets interest rates in the first meeting of the year
The eyes of the Presidential Palace are on the decision the Monetary Policy Committee (Copom) will take on Wednesday (1st) regarding the basic interest...
Brazil: four names dispute the command of the evangelical caucus in Congress
The legislative activities in the National Congress return this Wednesday (1), and the members of the Evangelical Parliamentary Front (FPE) are already articulating themselves...
Opinion: as president, Lula should read the Constitution more
By Alexandre Garcia
(Opinion) Speaking about the Yanomami and the miners before the German Chancellor, President Lula said that his government would no longer allow...
Bolsonaro confirms he will remain active in Brazilian politics
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has affirmed his intention to remain active in the country's politics. He has maintained that Lula da Silva's government...
Rural caucus leader criticizes Lula’s radicalization against agribusiness
Federal congressman Pedro Lupion (PP-PR), the new leader of the House's Parliamentary Front for Farming (FPA), criticized the Lula government's stance against agribusiness.
According to...
Brazil created 2 million formal jobs in 2022
Brazil ended the year 2022 with a positive balance of 2,037,982 formal jobs.
The data are from the General Cadastre for Employed and Unemployed (Caged)...
Transparency International says Brazil has “lost a decade” in fighting corruption
The organization Transparency International pointed out that Brazil remained stagnant with a bad result in the world's main corruption index during former President Jair...